Baseball
Name the controversial Cincinnati Reds player and manager who was penalized with permanent ineligibility from baseball in 1989 for betting on the Reds while he played for and coached for them?
Pete Rose
What is the capital of Massachusetts
Boston
______ an American composer, pianist, and jazz bandleader whose career lasted over 50 years. He led his own orchestra from 1924 until his death. "Ellington sound" defied categorization and challenged racist stereotypes through musical expression. He was influenced by other artists he met while working as a bandleader at the Cotton Club, where he recruited many members of his band
Duke Ellington
in the late 1950s, Wham-O, a maverick California toy company, rolled out a plastic hoop for swivel-hipped kids. The concept caught on and 25 million sold in the first six months. They cost $1.98 each, and, by 1958, 100 million of them had been sold around the world -- except in Japan and the Soviet Union where they were said to represent the "emptiness of American culture." What was it?
hula hoop
Founded in 1922 by a retired, uh, agricultural professional, what insurance company didn't adopt their "Like a Good Neighbor" slogan until 1971?
State Farm
What New York City baseball team did Jackie Robinson play for when he broke the MLB color barrier in 1947?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What is the capital of Hawaii
Honolulu
The Andrews Sisters may have been more popular, but they weren’t nearly as inventive as _____. Their intricate vocal interplay (which included a complex scat language known as “Boswellese”) helped them become one of the most successful female acts of the Swing Era.
The Boswell Sisters
was developed in 1943 when James Wright, a General Electric researcher, was seeking a synthetic rubber substitute. His silicone-based polymer was elastic, could bounce, be easily molded, and always held its shape
Silly Putty
What Nebraska city is home to Union Pacific, the country's largest rail transportation company? Union Pacific is one of four Fortune 500 companies that call this city home.
Omaha
In one of the most disputed calls in baseball history, which MLB umpire is said to have robbed Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of his perfect game? The alliterative ump is still haunted by the missed call today, for which he has offered numerous tearful apologies since it occurred in 2010.
Jim Joyce
What is the capital of Ohio
Columbus
From 1936 until the mid-1940s, _____ led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music.
Benny Goodman
In 1943, naval engineer Richard James stumbled across an invention that would become a beloved toy worldwide. Made of 87 feet of flat wire coiled into a three-inch-diameter circle
Slinky
Located within the Irish province of Munster, what city in Ireland is also a type of five-line poem that famously follows an AABBA rhyming scheme?
Limerick
What since-relocated baseball team did Babe Ruth coach for a year after retiring?
Dodgers
What is the capital of Rhode Island
Providence
_____was only a teenager when she burst onto the scene in the ‘30s. Yet she possessed a uniquely expressive voice that was wise beyond her years
Billie Holiday
Invented in 1916, they feature real wood, stained notched logs. They promote STEAM skills, such as fine motor skills and spatial reasoning
Lincoln Logs
Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first man to use what sacred mammal expression to express awe?
Holy Cow
The 2017 Cleveland Indians baseball team set the American League record for consecutive victories at 23. What West Coast 2002 club had the prior record at 20 games?
A's
What is the capital of Florida
Tallahassee
______was a British vocalist, crooner, and dance band guitarist who was Britain's most popular singer for most of the 1930s. He recorded upwards of 1,000 songs that were listened to by millions in Britain and other English speaking countries, seeing further success in the United States
Al Bowlly
What first marched out in 1964. The 11-1/2-inch-tall doll for boys had 21 moving parts and was the world's first action figure.
G.I. Joe action figure
A Rochester, New York developed what open-source operating system written in way more than three lines of code and named for what short poetry form?
Haiku
Who holds the record for most consecutive stolen bases without getting caught?
Vince Coleman (50 straight across the 1989-90 seasons)
What is the capital of Alaska
Juneau
_______served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1944, during which time he led a morale-building band that toured the South Pacific.
Artie Shaw
What toy wobbles but they don't fall down?
Weebles
What sparkly word can either be used to describe a person looking to service your shoes at a train station or what you may be left with if you lose a fist fight fairly decisively?
Shiner
The record for most career games with 7 or more RBIs is 9. Who holds it?
Lou Gehrig
What is the capital of North Carolina
Raleigh
was inspired by Methodist church singing and pop singers like Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell.
Ella Fitzgerald
What released by the Mattel Corporation in 1959, was the era's second most popular doll. Yakking her way onto store shelves?
Chatty Cathy
What is the name of the female personification of the United States -- also what the C stands for in "Washington, D.C.?"
Columbia
Who is the Twins' all-time franchise leader in grand slams?
Harmon Killebrew (11)
What is the capital of Minnesota
Saint Paul
________an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano
Fats Waller
What plastic sphere, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1946 by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman and is manufactured by Mattel. The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer that floats up into a window.
Magic 8 Ball
The three artists who painted The Last Supper, The School of Athens, and The Creation of Adam, and the sculptor who is best known for a bronze statue of David, all lend their first names to what group of four fictional characters?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donnatello)
Ronald Acuña Jr. also had a 30-30 season in 2019. Who is the only other Braves player with two 30-30 seasons?
Ron Gant (1990 and '91)
What is the capital of New Hampshire
Concord
What iconic Tacoma-born singer and actor got his famous nickname from the "shooting" sound he would make when playing Cops and Robbers as a child?
Bing Crosby
What's the sweetest-smelling doll of the 1980s. Created in 1977 by Muriel Fahrion for American Greetings
Strawberry Shortcake
What baseball team does Jerry support in Seinfeld?
New York Mets
Who holds the record for most career doubles?
Hall of Famer Tris Speaker (792 doubles over 22 seasons)
What is the capital of Arkansas
Little Rock
________an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose emotive voice, poetic lyrics, and guitar technique influenced generations of musicians. Though he only recorded 29 songs in 1936 and 1937, his tightly composed structures and lyrics impacted artists like Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and the Rolling Stones.
Robert Johnson
What toy manufactured by Fisher-Price since 1957. Aimed at pre-schoolers, when the toy is pushed or pulled, colored balls inside a plastic dome bounce and create a popping, bouncing noise. The movement and noise created by the toy motivate the child to move forward using the handle and wheels, training their motor and spatial skills?
Corn Popper
Which Romance language that is predominantly spoken in eastern Spain is the official language of Andorra?
Catalan